Men's tennis: Cougars face Utes in Deseret First Duel rivalry match

We only have two players in our current lineup that have been a part of our domination over Utah the last four years, the rest are true freshmen. We also lost a key player due to injury in Juan Canales, so this year we&#039;re clearly the underdogs. However, it doesn&#039;t mean we&#039;re not dangerous. We&#039;ll be ready to rumble.—BYU head coach Brad Pearce

“We only have two players in our current lineup that have been a part of our domination over Utah the last four years, the rest are true freshmen,” BYU head coach Brad Pearce said. “We also lost a key player due to injury in Juan Canales, so this year we're clearly the underdogs. However, it doesn't mean we're not dangerous. We'll be ready to rumble.”

With their last loss against Utah coming in 2009, the Cougars (5-6) hope to continue their win streak against the Utes (8-2). Utah leads the all-time series 57-49.

No. 91 Francis Sargeant leads the Cougars at the first singles slot with a 9-1 record this season, including wins against three nationally-ranked opponents. The captain has also worked his way into the all-time top 10 in singles winning percentage at BYU with a career record of 74-30 (.712).

Live scoring for the match will be available on the Utah athletics website.

Next, the Cougars return home to take on Idaho on March 1 at 5:30 p.m. MST.

McKay Perry is the sports information director for BYU men's and women's tennis. Contact him at tennis_sid@byu.edu